| The Ultimate Small Group Reading How-To Book: Building Comprehension Through Small-Group Instruction Contributor(s): Saunders-Smith, Gail S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1569761957 ISBN-13: 9781569761953 Publisher: Corwin Publishers OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: With help from this small-group reading manual, teachers can take the next step with new readers who are starting to gain fluid proficiency. Picking up where the "guided reading" model leaves off, these exercises move students into small groups to deepen their understanding when reading texts. With instructional practices for newly fluent and truly fluent readers, students build reading endurance with longer picture books and move on to silent reading. The instructional focus is shifted toward reading comprehension through exercises that teach how to locate, record, retrieve, manipulate, and use information from texts. The wide variety of exercises enables teachers to measure how students respond to texts in oral, written, graphic, and three-dimensional forms. Valuable information is provided detailing the cognitive processes of emergent readers, and thorough explanations are given as to how small-group instruction works best for these learners. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & Phonics - Education | Classroom Management |
| Dewey: 372.416 |
| LCCN: 2005005188 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 8.5" W x 10.82" (0.76 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Formerly published by Zephyr Press This handbook presents clear guidelines for promoting reading comprehension to small groups of young learners and provides exercises to help students locate, retrieve, and manipulate information. |
Contributor Bio(s): Saunders-Smith, Gail S.: - Gail Saunders-Smith is a former classroom teacher, Reading Recovery(R) Teacher Leader and served as Reading/ Language Arts K-12 Supervisor and Coordinator of State and Federal Programs for the Summit County ESC. Currently, Gail is an assistant professor in the Beeghly College of Education at Youngstown State University. She is also an independent staff developer, writer, and editor. She has presented across the United States and Canada and written several books and articles on all aspects of literacy development. Gail holds a BS and MA in Early Childhood Education from Kent State University and a MS in Administration and Supervision from Youngstown State University. She completed post-graduate work at The Ohio State University and earned a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from The University of Akron.Gail has written fifty-five books for children, has written widely on literacy instruction, and serves as consulting editor at Red Brick Learning. Her professional books, "The Ultimate Guided Reading How-To Book," and, "The Ultimate Small Group Reading How-To Book," are available from Corwin Press. A third book will be published in the spring of 2009. Gail has visited schools in Great Britain, New Zealand, Australia, and Russia. She is a reader, writer, student, and teacher. |
